Hi. I went to see diabetic nurse yesterday. I had told her sometimes i take novorapid in morning with no food if my blood sugars are high to correct them by lunchtime. I don’t eat a breakfast. She said never ever take fast acting insulin without food as the insulin has no food to work on and can cause problems. This is the first iv heard. Wondering does anyone else take insulin with no food as id imagine correcting a blood sugars (between meals) would be the same scenario?!
Poor nurse. If she can find them.
My dn would try that rubbish on me. She looks after type2s and type1s.
Ive never been advised to correct but I do. Otherwise I'd end up possible facing ketoacidosis. My own insulin cannot work as well under my skin (insulin pathway struggles due to body fat). Im hugely insulin resistant.
Now.
The only way my dn would advise against corrections for me is because the more insulin I inject the more fat cells are made and I do not burn off my calories. (Cannot walk, often) I very rarely use my calories so everyday I make fat cells. In the past this hasn't been an issue due to exercise and being hugely active.
Maybe your dn is trying to prevent insulin resistance for you and unnecessary hypo treatments.
Listen to your nurse but next appointment ask her what she ment and tell her you understand ketoacidosis risk as untreated high bgs and no insulin for your body to work with. Maybe she will advise an appropriate education course.
We often have to keep our dns right as they are so over worked these days.
I'm thinking she confused it with insulin resistance.
Poor nurse.
Hi @skph - I'm afraid you are simply wrong in almost everything you say here.It's very dangerous to do what you did.
Insulin will cause your blood glucose to be used up either metabolise into energy fuel for the cells or store as fats reserves. In any case if your glucose goes extremely low you get hypoglycema and you start to feel dizzy body starts to hyperventilate might even faint if you do not administer a countermeasure of sugary food.
If you do not eat, your body may not have enough fats to produce glucose then you experience that hypoglycema attack.
It's very dangerous to do what you did.
Insulin will cause your blood glucose to be used up either metabolise into energy fuel for the cells or store as fats reserves. In any case if your glucose goes extremely low you get hypoglycema and you start to feel dizzy body starts to hyperventilate might even faint if you do not administer a countermeasure of sugary food.
If you do not eat, your body may not have enough fats to produce glucose then you experience that hypoglycema attack.
The OP is type one, not two. Insulin resistance isn’t our issue, it’s a dead pancreas - we don’t produce any “body insulin” at all.You need water fasting. Meaning fasting and drink only plain water. Let your body self heal and repair. Burn off your excessive body fats. Rejuvenate your liver and let your own body insulin take back control. Burn ketones instead. It's more efficient fuel as compared to glucose. Ketogenesis in ketosis metabolism function.
Insulin resistance is because your cells rejects glucose and not because any of them nor insulin are not working (wrong diagnostic conclusion). The cells just can't take in anymore of the glucose - be it as fuel or as fat reserves.
What? How is it dangerous to correct a high blood sugar reading? I do understand hypos and how to treat them. The nurse that told me this informed me as recent that she picked me up wrong that me correcting my bs was the right thing to do?!
The OP is type one, not two. Insulin resistance isn’t our issue, it’s a dead pancreas - we don’t produce any “body insulin” at all.
No worries, it wasn’t terribly clear. It was obvious to me as a T1 that it was a T1 issue, many of us have to deal with this sort of thing all the time. Just FYI, most of our doctors expect us to self manage doses, timings etc, as it varies so much from day to day - once we are experienced enough at it to handle it confidently. Unless there is a problem or a major change needed, we don’t tend to need to contact the DN or doctors.Noted. And apology. As the title did not state clearly of T1 or T2.
Pardon me for that I am not aware that you have consulted your doctor.
Please always ask your doctor before attempting any changes as I always do for myself. My doctor must agree to my plan before I proceed.
Happy for you as long as you are fine. Stay good then. Sorry about the wrong statement. But now it's clear. Please take care.My doctor does not have to agree. Example. he doesn’t think low carb works so he doesn’t want me doing it or to carb count. I got my hba1c down with both and now hes all for it. Yes i went against my doctor but hes Happy i did now.
Type 1 and 2 are completely different conditions. (The long & short of it: Ones don't produce insulin at all, and it often hits in childhood or early teens. Two's do make the stuff, in often rediculous, huge amounts, so we become insulin resistant as adults. Pancreas can get worn out though and reduce output.) One doesn't progress to the other. You'll be a T2 forever. Not nice either, but me... I'm glad I'm a T2. I'd mess up horribly if I had to use insulin, my maths suck. I have a hard enough time counting carbs!Honestly, I had been told that T2 eventually will turn into T1 and that really scare the living daylights out of me. But then, after so long, I'm still T2. So who is right!?